Bangladesh's politics and people's struggle: A fearless analysis
Elections in Bangladesh once were a festival of democracy, an expression of people’s hopes and aspirations; but that festival is now merely a memory of the past. The December 2008 election might have been a pre-fixed game, yet the people felt the atmosphere of festivity. Since then, elections have never felt like a celebration. In 2014, when a one-party government secured 254 out of 300 seats, the 2018 parliament was formed through a night-time vote, and in the 2024 election, the registration itself was one-sided—these processes prove that there is no such thing as an election in this country anymore.